17 books like Leadership 101

What to read after Leadership 101 — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

The Great Life Redesign Caroline Cameron · 2011 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Never before have Australians worked so hard yet felt so unhappy. With anxiety rising at unprecedented levels, now is the time to stop and consider whether there could be another way to live. We renovate our houses, but what about our lives? The Great Life Redesign is an inspirational yet practical guidebook to help you reshape the life you have to create one you'll love. The Great Life Redesign… Shares: Business and economics, Self help

Secrets of the Seven Alchemists John Rosling · 2014 The alchemy of business success Seven outstanding entrepreneurs and leaders reveal the secrets of building a successful business Why do some ideas flourish into large, valuable businesses whilst others come to nothing? What is the special alchemy behind the most successful businesses? In The Secrets of the Seven Alchemists, John Rosling, serial entrepreneur, author and speaker, sets out to answer… Shares: Business and economics, Self help

Honeybees and Locusts Gayle C. Avery · 2010 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Honeybees build community and ecosystems; locusts eat green fields bare. The authors use these insects to illustrate two dominant leadership philosophies. Organisational honeybee behaviour leads to more sustainable and profitable long-term results; locust behaviour can bring short-term profit but ultimately diminishes the organisation. Shares: Business and economics, Self help

Gandhi CEO Alan Axelrod · 2010 Fourteen lessons to instruct, inspire, and encourage…History’s great leaders have much to teach us, and no one outshines Alan Axelrod in extracting those lessons and applying them to today’s business world. His Elizabeth I, CEO and Patton on Leadership both became BusinessWeek bestsellers—and now, to follow his recent Winston Churchill, CEO, Axelrod has found a new and perhaps surprising subject… Shares: Leadership, Self help

Gittinomics Ross Gittins · 2007 · 260p · ≈ 8h · Moderate For everyone who knows economics is important but doesn't really know why, Gittinomics is the indispensable, plain-speaking, entertaining and highly relevant guide to the economics of our everyday lives.Ross Gittins is the economics guru of Australia. He has the extremely rare and enviable knack of making economics relevant, accessible and, most importantly of all, interesting. And Ross is a man… Shares: Business and economics, Self help

Live the Dream Joan Baker · 2006 How do you see your future? Will you be working hard until you're seventy? Or retiring early - wealthy, independent and financially free? The difference between these scenarios is simple: investing.In this life-changing book, Joan Baker demystifies the jargon and shows how you can make investment work for you. No matter what your age, if you're in a couple or single, or even if you're a complete… Shares: Business and economics, Self help

Communication essentials for dummies Elizabeth Kuhnke · 2015 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Get ahead in your personal and professional life with crowd-pleasing communication skills Packed with advice on improving verbal and non-verbal communication skills alike, Communication Essentials For Dummies is a comprehensive, approachable guide to communication no one should be without. Utilising a core range of simple skills, this friendly guide shows you how easy it is to communicate… Shares: Business and economics, Self help

Crocodile Charlie and the Holy Grail John Kolm · 2004 · ★ 4.0 · 210p · ≈ 7h · Moderate 'Do you know Crocodile Charlie, the boss?' asked the new employee, not realising it was his boss he was speaking to. 'The other staff briefed the hell out of me when I joined the firm. All the smile-crocodile stuff. Nobody seems to trust him. Is he really that bad?'After the shock of hearing what other people truly think of him, 'Crocodile' Charlie Kingmore embarks on a Quest. He has an urgent… Shares: Business and economics, Self help

Napoleon, CEO Alan Axelrod · 2011 · ★ 3.6 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate   The next in Alan Axelrods engaging and popular CEO series spotlights a perfect subject: Napoleon, the brilliant military strategist who also laid the administrative and judicial foundations for much of Western Europe. Axelrod looks at this much-studied figure in a new way, exploring six areas that constitute the core of what made Napoleon a great leader: Audacity, Vision, Empathy,… Shares: Leadership, Self help

The power of full engagement Jim Loehr · 2003 · 307p · ≈ 10h · Moderate “Combines the gritty toughmindedness of the best coaches with the gentle-but-insistent inspiration of the most effective spiritual advisers” (Fast Company).This groundbreaking New York Times bestseller has helped hundreds of thousands of people at work and at home balance stress and recovery and sustain high performance despite crushing workloads and 24/7 demands on their time. We live in digital… Shares: Business and economics, Self help

The power book Rose Herceg · 2013 · 212p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Power is a loaded word. It shouldn't be. It's the currency we trade in today and we all need it. Knowing how it works, how to get to it and how to use it can make life much easier. From power in relationships to power in families to power in society to power in the workplace, The Power Book will teach you how to be a more powerful person and how to use that power wisely. Shares: Leadership, Self help

Art of Insight Charles Kiefer · 2013 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Moderate A practical guide to fostering innovative insights and solutions for yourself and your organization—including online skill-building exercises. We have all experienced it: the jolt of an insight arriving like a thunderclap, unexpectedly and without warning. But what if insights could be accessed more reliably? Drawing on years of research, reflection, and experiences with colleagues, friends, and… Shares: Business and economics, Self help

The Power of Nice Linda Kaplan Thaler & Robin Koval · 2006 · 144p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Explains how to build a successful business and career through kindness, trust, and fair play, using real-life examples to demonstrate such benefits as lower recruitment costs, higher productivity, and lower employee turnover. Shares: Leadership, Self help

Would you like attitude with that? Justin Herald · 2003 · 149p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Successful entrepreneur Justin Herald, who retired from his multi-million dollar Attitude clothing business at the age of 31, shares his motivational tips to help you achieve your goals.... Shares: Business and economics, Self help

Surviving Your Serengeti Stefan Swanepoel · 2011 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Moderate When a brutal business environment meets a soft economy, you need sources of inspiration and wisdom for survival. This compelling fable offers a riveting tale of life in Africa’s Serengeti and lessons for today’s beleaguered business people and struggling society. Every year, more than two million animals make a thousand-mile journey across the harsh, beautiful Serengeti, a journey full of… Shares: Leadership, Self help

Grit Angela Duckworth · 2016 · ★ 4.5 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Pioneering psychologist Angela Duckworth shows anyone striving to succeed—be it parents, students, educators, athletes, or business people—that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent but a special blend of passion and persistence she calls “grit.” Shares: Leadership, Self help

It's All a Matter of Attitude Justin Herald · 2006 · 104p · ≈ 3h · Moderate A motivational gift book from the bestselling author of Would You Like Attitude With That? and What Are You Waiting For?, featuring 50 of Justin Herald's slogans accompanied by a brief, witty, commentary.I'm in the business of winning and business is good. If you think you're beaten you are! It's not whether you get knocked down it's whether you get back up. At the age of 25 Justin Herald used… Shares: Business and economics, Self help

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